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After decades of waiting, West Chicago’s Final Radiation Cleanup Begins

While newer residents unearth decades of contamination, some neighbors look forward to a planned public park at the former thorium factory.
By November 27, 2023
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As Chicago’s shelter rule for migrant families takes effect, here are three student rights to know

Homeless children have certain rights aimed at maintaining stability for them at school, including the ability to stay at the school they’ve been attending.
By November 28, 2023
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How the Pilsen Food Pantry Expanded to Serve Venezuelan Migrants

The Pilsen Food Pantry provides essentials, including food, clothing, and sleeping bags, to new migrants living in local police stations and shelters.
By November 20, 2023

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Christian K. Lee for ChalkbeatEducationImmigration PolicyTop StoriesTrending

As Chicago’s shelter rule for migrant families takes effect, here are three student rights to know

Homeless children have certain rights aimed at maintaining stability for them at school, including the ability to stay at the school they’ve been attending.
By November 28, 2023
Max Herman/Borderless MagazineResourcesTop StoriesTrending

How the Pilsen Food Pantry Expanded to Serve Venezuelan Migrants

The Pilsen Food Pantry provides essentials, including food, clothing, and sleeping bags, to new migrants living in local police stations and shelters.
By November 20, 2023
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Behind the scenes of “After the Buses: Meet The Migrants At The Center Of Texas’ Manufactured Crisis”

Why we worked on these stories, how our collaboration with Block Club Chicago came together and what we learned.
By December 15, 2022
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What Does The City’s New 60-Day Shelter Limit Mean For Migrants In Chicago?

Volunteers fear the shelter limit is going to create a “new sh-tshow” when folks are forced to leave — and push more people into homelessness.
By and November 21, 2023
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Illinois bill seeks to bolster language services at state agencies

A language access bill making its way through Springfield would create a new office tasked with bringing interpretation and translation services to state agencies for many non-native English speakers.
By October 30, 2023
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Newly-arrived Venezuelan migrants can now apply for TPS protections. Here’s How.

The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday they would be extending and redesignating Temporary Protected Status for Venezuela, allowing Venezuelan immigrants to receive temporary permissions to live and work in the United States.
By and September 21, 2023
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Where To Find Free or Cheap Winter Coats In Chicago

From coat drives to free stores to resale shops, here are places to get free or low-cost coats and jackets this winter in the Chicago area.
By November 10, 2023
Sebastián Hidalgo for Borderless MagazineResourcesWhere to find

Where to get free food by neighborhood in Chicago

Here are a few food pantries where you can receive groceries or a hot meal in each of Chicago’s 77 community areas.
By October 17, 2023
Oscar Gomez for Borderless MagazineResourcesWhere to find

How to access food benefits programs and free groceries in Chicago

Chicagoans can access free food through food stamps and local food pantries, but eligibility requirements vary. Here’s how you can get food regardless of your immigration or citizenship status in Chicago.
By October 17, 2023
Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAfter the Buses

After The Buses: Meet The Migrants At The Center Of Texas’ Manufactured Crisis

Block Club Chicago and Borderless Magazine followed 10 of the thousands of Venezuelan migrants sent to Chicago as part of Texas Gov. Abbott’s political stunt this year.
By December 6, 2022
Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAfter the Buses

A Young Venezuelan Had Never Heard Of Chicago. Now, He’s Starting A Life Here.

Jhopsef Stiven spent years hopping countries in search of a better life. He's one of thousands of migrants starting over in Chicago with no family or knowledge of the city.
By December 4, 2022
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Young Venezuelan Struggles To Build A Life And Pay Off Debt Of His Journey To America

Maikel Jose Tineo was hopeful about his new life in Chicago. But since he’s arrived, he's been stiffed by a job and watched his friend rushed to the emergency room. Now, he’s wondering if he should stay.
By December 4, 2022

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Sandra and Jesse Arzola in front of Sandra's family’s house in West ChicagoJonathan Aguilar/Borderless MagazineEnvironmentInvestigationStaff pickTrending

West Chicago is Cleaning Up the Last of its Nuclear Contamination. Residents Exposed to Radiation Say ‘It’s Not Over’

A local factory was once the largest producer of thorium in the world. This fall, the “radioactive capital of the Midwest” is doing one last cleanup.
By July 12, 2022
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This Female Afghan Governor Fought Against the Taliban

Salima Mazari was one of just three women serving as a district governor in Afghanistan before the Taliban took over.
As told to July 7, 2022
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Reclaiming the Sacrifice Zone

The youth-led campaign for environmental justice on the Southeast Side.
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